Bangladeshi fruit vendor moved to tears as banana he sold for 35 cents fetches millions

Shah Alam, a 74-year-old Bangladeshi fruit vendor in Manhattan, was shocked to discover that a banana he sold for 35 cents was later auction...

South Asian women suffer from ‘marriage penalty’ at work: study

A phenomenon known as “marriage penalty” hinder’s women’s employment in South Asia, a new World Bank study shows. The trend persists even wi...

Bangladesh parliament dissolved after prime minister flees to India

Bangladesh’s political landscape faces a seismic shift after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India following weeks of inte...

6 dead, hundreds injured in Bangladesh anti-job quota protests

Six people were killed and more than 400 were injured during violent clashes in Bangladesh earlier this week as students protest the governm...

Schools across South and Southeast Asia close due to record-breaking temps

Extreme heat has forced school closures across South Asia and Southeast Asia, impacting millions of students in both regions.  Key points: ...

These 14 Asian countries are among the 25 countries with the world’s shortest people

Fourteen Asian nations are among a recent ranking of the 25 shortest countries in the world.    Insider’s ranking is based on a 2020 m...

Bangladeshi boy who hid in shipping container during hide-and-seek ends up in Malaysia

A Bangladeshi teenager was accidentally shipped to Malaysia after a game of hide-and-seek went terribly wrong. The 15-year-old boy, identifi...

Twitter users criticize list of top food destinations for ranking US over China, Thailand

Before you read: Gordon Ramsay names Laos and Vietnam as world’s top food destinations In food travel guide TasteAtlas’ most recent ra...

Bangladeshi student pushed to her death in front of oncoming New York City subway

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with input from the New York Police Department. Zinat Hossain was 23, not 24. A Banglades...

‘Sesame Street’ Introduces 2 Rohingya Muppets to Help Refugee Children in Bangladesh

American children’s show “Sesame Street” has introduced two new muppets as part of an effort to educate Rohingya refugee children and help t...

Teen Wins International Award for Anti-Cyberbullying App

Sadat Rahman, a 17-year-old boy from Bangladesh, was named the winner of the 2020 Children’s Peace Prize for creating the anti-cyberbullying...

Kendall and Kylie Jenner Face Backlash for Allegedly Refusing to Pay Bangladeshi Factory Workers

Jenner sisters Kendall and Kylie refuted allegations of failing to compensate a factory in Bangladesh that produces garments for their joint...

Bangladeshi-Indian Restaurant That Opened Doors to Protestors and Medics Catches Fire

A family that owns a Bangladeshi-Indian restaurant in Minneapolis had their livelihood engulfed by fire on Friday. Hafsa Islam, 18, and her...

Bangladeshi Maid Cries for Help After Saudi Family Allegedly Doused Her With HOT OIL

A Bangladeshi maid working in Saudi Arabia has gone viral on social media after crying for help to break free from her “abusive” employers. ...

Student Burned to Death When She Wouldn’t Keep Quiet About Her Principal’s Alleged Sexual Harassment

A female student at an Islamic school in Feni, Bangladesh has died days after unidentified individuals set her on fire in apparent retaliati...

Meet the First British Bangladeshi Male Model at London Fashion Week

Ramzan Miah made history as the first male British Bangladeshi model to appear at the London Fashion Week (LFW) in September. The 25-year-ol...

Protests for Road Safety in Bangladesh Erupt Into Br‌u‌ta‌l Vi‌‌ole‌‌n‌ce, Alleged R‌a‌p‌e of Students

What began as a series of protests demanding safer roads amid the de‌at‌h‌s of two students who d‌ie‌d in a road accident in Bangladesh last...

Man Strips Naked, Masturbates on Flight From Malaysia

A Bangladeshi airline passenger was recently arrested for stripping naked, masturbating, and then attacking a flight attendant during a flig...

Chemistry Professor Gets His Kids Ready for School, Then ICE Agents Drag Him Away in Handcuffs

Like a typical Wednesday morning, Syed Ahmed Jamal was getting his children ready for school. As soon as he stepped outside, however, he was...

Bodies of Children From the Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar Are Washing Up on Bangladesh’s Shores

Shocking footage shows distressed civilians picking up multiple lifeless bodies of infants and toddlers, believed to be Rohingya genocide vi...

Bangladeshi Model Hangs Herself While on Video Call With Her Husband

A young Bangladeshi model recently committed suicide by hanging herself during a video call with her husband. Risila Binte Wazer let her hus...

Bangladeshi Sewer Cleaner Possibly Has the Crappiest Job Ever

Some people might loath their day jobs, that is, until they lay eyes on one of the most disgusting and putrid jobs in the entire world. Meet...

Vogue Model Allegedly Commits Suicide in College Dorm Room

Model and medical student Raudha Athif, known as the “Maldivian Girl With Aqua Blue Eyes,” was found by her classmates hanging from a ceilin...

China’s Air Will Soon Be Only Second in the World for Air Pollution Deaths

India has surpassed China as the most polluted nation in the world with about 1.1 million people dying from PM2.5-related health problems &#...

U.N. Reveals Shocking Details of Mass Murder and Rape of Muslim Group in Myanmar

Myanmar’s military forces have been waging a brutal crackdown against a particular Muslim group in the country’s Rakhine State, a new ...

Disturbing Photos Reveal Life Inside a Legal Brothel in Bangladesh

Editor’s Note: The following story contains graphic images that may be disturbing to some readers Bangladesh is one of the few Muslim ...